Thomas Mayo

Thomas Mayo is a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man. He is the National Indigenous Officer of the MUA. Thomas is a signatory of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and has been a leading advocate since its inception. Thomas has written five books published by Hardie Grant, and has articles and essays published in The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Griffith Review and Sydney Morning Herald. Thomas is the author of Finding the Heart of The Nation, Dear Son, Finding The Heart, Freedom Day and The Voice to Parliament Handbook with Kerry O’Brien. The Voice to Parliament Handbook won the 2024 ABIA award for Book of the Year, Social Impact Book of the Year and General Non-Fiction Book of the Year and in 2024 Always Was Always Will Be was published.

Thomas Mayo is appearing in the following events:

Post-Referendum Voices: Where Do We Go From Here?

Eighteen months after the Voice referendum, Daniel Browning leads a powerful discussion with Ben Abbatangelo, Thomas Mayo, and Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts on the way forward for reconciliation and the urgent need for truth-telling.

Sat 10 May 12:00pm @ State Library of Victoria, Conversation Quarter

The Fifth Estate: Citizenship and Its Discontents

Are the voices of ordinary people fully present in Australian media, politics and halls of power? Political historian Judith Brett and advocate and author Thomas Mayo explore civic responsibility, political engagement and public identity in this federal election year.

Sat 10 May 4:00pm @ Capitol

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